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The first known settlement occurred in 1804. The island was once considered to be part of Canada but, since 1823, has been recognized as part of the United States. Shortly afterwards a dispute over some harvested trees created a brief disturbance called "The Grindstone Island War" in which American militia attempted to prevent the removal of the logs.
A view of the red cliffs of Île du Cap aux Meules. Grindstone Island (French: Île du Cap aux Meules, pronounced [il dy kap o møl]) is an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island is one of the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, Canada. The island is the second-largest island by area of the Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine). The ...
Located on île du Cap aux Meules (Grindstone Island) the site was settled as early as the 19th century. Before the 2002 amalgamation, it was the Magdalen Islands' smallest community in land area, but because of its location at the centre of the archipelago, it has become the most important business centre of the islands and, as such, was named ...
In August 1965, the island was the scene for a role-playing exercise — later referred to as "the Grindstone Experiment" — in nonviolent social defence. [1] During the 1980s it hosted a summer camp for children. It is now used by Archives & Museum Informatics for seminars and meetings dealing with issues concerning culture and information ...
The Magdalen Islands [1] (French: Îles de la Madeleine, pronounced [il də la madlɛn]) are an archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-anglophone Municipality of Grosse-Île, in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec, Canada.
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park was purchased by the New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission in 1897. Along with Mary Island State Park, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands region authorized by New York State in 1896.
Aerial view of Rocher aux Oiseaux in 1943 with its various buildings, including the Rocher-aux-Oiseaux lighthouse. The Magdalen Islands have recorded over 400 shipwrecks in four centuries. [14] The Rochers aux Oiseaux is the closest island in the archipelago to the Laurentian Channel, making it an ideal site for a lighthouse. In 1860, John Page ...
Grindstone – A hamlet on the northern side of Grindstone Island. Grindstone Island – The fourth largest of the Thousand Islands. It lies in the St. Lawerence River opposite Clayton village. Gunns Corners – A hamlet in the southeastern corner of the town on NY-180 at NY-12. Murray Isle – An island in the St. Lawrence River by the eastern ...